Aviation Books at Dial a Book Sydney

Our Fantastic Planet
Smith, Dick
Book Number: 61353
ISBN: 067084344X
Publisher: Viking Australian Geographic 1991
Folio hardcover 255pp, colour illus. very good, owner's inscription verso fep. / very good d/w.
Price: $25.00

Airshipwreck
Deighton, Len and Arnold Schwartzman
Book Number: 47535
ISBN: 022401384X
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd October 12, 1978
Oblong 4to hardcover in d/w. 72pp very good. An inspection of the Airship, its transatlantic flights, many years before airplanes could do the same.
Price: $15.00

War in the Air 1914-45
Murray, Williamson
Book Number: 55226
ISBN: 0304352233
Publisher: Cassell, London, 1999.
4to. hardcover. 223pp. index. colour & b/w illus. Very good+, owner's inscriptions on fep. / Very good+ d/w.
Price: $18.00

Wings Across the Sea. The First Ever Complete History of Australian Naval Aviation, From the First World War to the Present
Gillett, Ross
Book Number: 60927
ISBN: 0958797803
Publisher: Aerospace Publications, Sydney, 1988.
4to. softcover. 162pp. colour & b/w illus. Very good, owner's label on fep.
Price: $18.00

The Luck of the Draw: Horses, Spitfires and Kittyhawks
Sly, Edward 'Ted'
Book Number: 60491
ISBN: 1876439874
Publisher: Australian Military History Publications 2003
8vo. lamionated boards hardcover 184pp index, colour illus. Fine. Signed by author.
Price: $45.00

I Still Call Australia Home The Qantas Story 1920 - 2005
Knox, Malcolm
Book Number: 58384
ISBN: 1920683615
Publisher: Focus Publishing Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2005
4to. hardcover. 175pp. index, colour & b/w illus. Fine. / Fine d/w.
Price: $18.00

Scotty Allan : Australia's Flying Scotsman
Allan, G. U. with Elizabeth Shearman
Book Number: 58689
ISBN: 909759022
Publisher: Clarion, Australia, 1992.
Large 8vo. hardcover. 191pp. b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

Aces and Aircraft of World War 1
Campbell, Christopher
Book Number: 50422
ISBN: 0713709545
Publisher: Blandford Press, Dorset, UK, 1981
4to. hardcover. 144pp. index, colour & b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

Meteorology and Flight. A pilot's guide to weather
Bradbury, Tom
Book Number: 57928
ISBN: 071365676x
Publisher: A & C Black, London 1991.
Large 8vo. softcover. 186pp. index, b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $15.00

Fighter and Bomber: Squadrons at War
Brookes, Andrew
Book Number: 55223
ISBN: 1856482464
Publisher: Promotional Reprint Company, 1996.
4to. hardcover. 270pp. b/w illus. Very good+. / Very good+ d/w.
Price: $18.00

Fighter! A pictorial history of international fighter aircraft
Gunston, Bill
Book Number: 5187
ISBN:
Publisher: Bristol. Parragon. 1998
4to. hardcover. 96pp. index. colour & b/w photos. very good / vwery good d/w with tear at top of spine.
Price: $10.00

Hurricane, The Illustrated History
Birtles, Philip J.
Book Number: 56837
ISBN: 1852606045
Publisher: Patrick Stephens, UK 2001
Small 4to. hardcover. 262pp. index, b/w illus. Very good+. / Very good+ d/w.
Price: $25.00

Australia's Flying Doctors - We Went For The Doctor - The 1996 Outback Car Trek for the RFDS
Woldendorp, Richard & McDonald, Roger
Book Number: 22130
ISBN:
Publisher: Pan McMillan, Sydney Australia c. 1994
4to. black textured boards with gilt title to front board and spine.Colour illus. Very good. / very good d/w. Commemorative Edition D/w for the 1996 Outback Car Trek. Pedal radio, Pictorial Works, Aeronautics in Medicine, Australian History
Price: $12.00

The Leading Edge
Boyne, Walter J. & Handleman, Philip
Book Number: 21662
ISBN:
Publisher: New York, Artrabas. 1991, updated edition.
Square 4to. hardcover. 232pp. index. colour illus. near fine. / very good+ d/w.
Price: $25.00

Hellcat
Anderton, David A.
Book Number: 23714
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Jane's Publishing Company Limited, 1981. First edition.
4to. Pictorial Hardcover. 56pp. colour illus, three fold-out illus. very good.
Price: $15.00

Space Shuttle: America's Wings to the Future
Kaplan, Marshall Harvey
Book Number: 26760
ISBN: 0816884501
Publisher: Aero Pub. Inc. February 1978
4to hardcover 210pp b/w illus. very good+ / very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

Flights of Fantasy
Gunston, Bill
Book Number: 5186
ISBN:
Publisher: London, Hamlyn. 1990
4to. hardcover. 144pp. index. colour & b/w photos. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

Forever Farnborough: Flying the Limits 1904-1996
Cooper, Peter
Book Number: 43574
ISBN: 0951989936
Publisher: Hikoki Publications 1996
4to softcover 174pp colour & b/w illus. very good, very light crease to top corner. From the early pioneering of aircraft to new technology in the missile age, hundreds of photographs tell the story of testing and development at Farnborough, the UK's center for aeronautical research. Topics include WWI-era, immortal aircraft types S.E.5a and F.E.2; groundbreaking experiments in the '20s and '30s; top-secret testing of WWII technology, both RAF and Luftwaffe; developments in the early jet era and the missile age; and the future of this legendary airfield.
Price: $35.00

Flying the Golden Years
Prior, Rupert (compiled by)
Book Number: 4753
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Tiger Books, 1994
4to. Laminated boards, Hard Cover144pp. Colour & b/w illus. Very good, light foxing to endpapers.
Price: $15.00

The Miracle Of Flight.
Dalton, Stephen.
Book Number: 4577
ISBN:
Publisher: N.Y. McGraw-Hill. 1977
4to. Cloth hardcover, 168pp. Index. Colour illus. Very good / very good d/w.
Price: $9.00

A Passion for Wings - Aviation and the Western Imagination 1908-1918
Wohl, Robert
Book Number: 56744
ISBN: 0300057784
Publisher: Yale University Press 1994
4to. Hardcover in d/w. 320pp. Near fine. Index. Illustrations.
Price: $18.00

Up here and down there
Witcomb, Nan.
Book Number: 48985
ISBN:
Publisher: Brighton, S. Aust. N. Witcomb 1986
Large 8vo hardcover 339pp, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

No Longer an Island
Gollin, Alfred
Book Number: 24486
ISBN:
Publisher: Heinemann 15 October, 1984
8vo. hardcover. 478pp. index, very good, owner's name on fep. / good d/w.
Price: $18.00

Beyond Lion Rock: The Story of Cathay Pacific Airways
Young, Gavin
Book Number: 60896
ISBN: 0091737249
Publisher: Hutchinson 1988
8vo hardcover 245pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good, owner's stamp on half title. / very good d/w. Signed by author.
Price: $25.00

A Tradition Of Integrity The Story Of Qantas Engineering And Maintenance
Leonard, Bruce
Book Number: 60895
ISBN: 0868401102
Publisher: University Of New South Wales Press, Sydney Australia, 1994.
8vo. softcover. 192pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, owner's stamp on fep.
Price: $30.00

Airliners since 1946
Munson, Kenneth
Book Number: 24533
ISBN:
Publisher: London Blandford Press 1967
Small 8vo. hardcover. 173pp. colour illus. very good, / very good d/w.
Price: $10.00

To Be a Pilot
Jerram, Mike
Book Number: 25086
ISBN: 1853102628
Publisher: Airlife Publishing 30 April, 1991
8vo hardcover laminated boards. 148pp very good. Sets out in straightforward terms to explain the training procedures and licensing requirements for all civilian pilots, including Microlight Pilots Private Pilots, Commercial Pilots and Air Transport (Airline) Pilots, with realistic assessments of the costs involved and, for would-be professionals, the current employmwnt prospects. Those considering a career in military flying will find a guide to recruitment procedures for pilots in the Army, Royal Air Force , and Royal Navy, together with information on the Air Training Corps and University Air Squadrons, through which many youngsters begin their Service flying careers.
Price: $15.00

Hawker One of Aviation`s Greatest Names
Blackmore,L.K.
Book Number: 47939
ISBN:
Publisher: Auckland New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. 1990.
8vo hardcover 232pp index, b/w illus. fine/ very good+ d/w.
Price: $28.00

Skydiving The Art and Science of Sport Parachuting
Sellick, Bud.
Book Number: 25600
ISBN:
Publisher: New York Prentice Hall Press 1964
8vo hardcover 248pp index, b/w illus. very good, owner's inscription on fep. / very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

The Airman & The Carpenter, the Lindbergh Case and the Framing of Richard Hauptmann
Kennedy, Ludovic
Book Number: 7001
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Collins, 1985
8vo. hardcover. 438pp. index. + b/w plates. near fine. / Very good+ d/w with faded spine. A very nice copy.
Price: $18.00

Alone in the Sky
Batten, Jean
Book Number: 49951
ISBN: 0906393019
Publisher: Technical Books NZ 1979
8vo. hardcover. 190pp. b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

Solo Woman :Gaby Kennard`s World Flight
Kennard,Gaby
Book Number: 6104
ISBN:
Publisher: Sydney: Bantam Books, 1990
8vo. hardcover. 216pp. b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

God 'elp All of Us. Three Great Flights.
Hooper, Meredith
Book Number: 50628
ISBN: 0454010044
Publisher: Methuen Australia 1986. 1st edition
8vo. hardcover. 104pp. + b/w plates. very good, owner's name on fep. / very good d/w.
Price: $11.00

The Splendid Outcast: The African Stories
Markham, Beryl
Book Number: 54012
ISBN: 0091726042
Publisher: Hutchinson October 8, 1987
8vo softcover 160pp near fine. Blue cloth with title stamped in red on spine. Tipped on Colour frontis, excellent copy in new condition. Stories from Kenya - Something I remember, The Captain and His Horse, The Splendid Outcast, Brothers are the Same, Appointment in Khartoum, Your Heart Will Tell You, The Transformation, The Quitter. 139pp
Price: $12.00

The Fastest Man Alive. The Personal Life Story of the World-Famous American Rocket Plane Pilot
Everest, Lt. Col. Frank K.
Book Number: 57802
ISBN:
Publisher: Cassell, London 1958
8vo. hardcover. 204pp. indexb/w illus. Good. / Fair, chiped d/w.
Price: $15.00

AIRCRAFT CALCULATIONS
Walling and Hill
Book Number: 3390
ISBN:
Publisher: Cambridge, 1942, first edition
red cloth, illustrated with line drawings and math examples. 159 pp. Part 1, revisionary work and exercises within syllabus, part 2, exercises and problems of simple rules of algebra, geometry, logarithms, trigonometry, practical application.
Price: $25.00

Combat Ready: The Making of a Fighter Pilot
Mason, David
Book Number: 34174
ISBN: 0747502595
Publisher: England Bloomsbury 1991
8vo hardcover 196pp b/w illus. very good, presentation bookplate on fep. / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

ACTION STATIONS 9. Military Airfields Of The Central South And South-East.
Ashworth, Chris
Book Number: 46782
ISBN: 1852603763
Publisher: Patrick Stephens Limited, Cambridge England, 1990. Updated edition
8vo. hardcover. 329pp. index, b/w illus. very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $45.00

The Source Book of World War Two Aircraft
Emory, John M. G.
Book Number: 47330
ISBN: 071371722X
Publisher: Blandford Press 1986
8vo hardcover 269pp index. very good, small pen mark on fep. / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

Preserved Aircraft
March, Peter R
Book Number: 44409
ISBN: 0711009937
Publisher: Ian Allan April 1980
8vo Hardcover in d/w. 160pp very good. This book takes a concise look at the history of aviation in the United Kingdom through the many types of aircraft that have een preserved in museums, collections and in the hands of private individuals.
Price: $15.00

Airliners From 1919 to the Present Day
Munson
Book Number: 44372
ISBN:
Publisher: Peerage 1982
8vo hardcover 352pp colour & b/w illus. very good+ / very good+ d/w.
Price: $15.00

OBSERVER Memoirs of the R.F.C. 1915-1918.
Insall, A. J.
Book Number: 43731
ISBN:
Publisher: William Kimber, London, 1970
8vo. hardcover. 208pp. index. Good, some foxing. / Fair, chipped d/w.
Price: $18.00

A Light History of Hot Air
Doherty, Peter
Book Number: 42678
ISBN: 0522854079
Publisher: Melbourne University Press 2007
Small 8vo. hardcover. 302pp. index. Fine apart from owner's inscription on fep. / fine d/w.
Price: $14.00

First Man. The Life of Neil Armstrong
Hansen, James R.
Book Number: 37471
ISBN: 0734291077
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2005
Large 8vo softcover 768pp index, b/w illus. very good+.
Price: $18.00

The Greatest Adventure
Piccard, Bertrand
Book Number: 37413
ISBN: 0747271283
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Ltd 1999
8vo hardcover 308pp colour & b/w illus. very good+ / very good+ d/w. The balloonists' own account of the last great feat of endurance and adventure.
Price: $15.00

Baughman's Aviation Dictionary & Reference Guide
Baughman, Harold E.
Book Number: 36278
ISBN:
Publisher: Aero Publishers, California USA, 1942
8vo. green cloth hardcover. 906pp. index, b/w illus. very good.
Price: $28.00

White's flight : an Australian pilot's epic escape from Turkish prison camp to Russia's revolution
Brenchley, Fred
Book Number: 35141
ISBN: 1740311000
Publisher: Milton, Qld. John Wiley & Sons Australia 2004
8vo softcover 252pp index, b/w illus. very good, front top cover corner creased.
Price: $15.00

Dew Line Doctor
Howard, Gareth
Book Number: 35072
ISBN:
Publisher: London: The Adventures Club, 1962.
8vo. hardcover. 191pp. b/w plates. very good. /very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

Billy Hart - Australia's First Licensed Pilot
Phillip Hart-Johnson JP
Book Number: 56516
ISBN: 0646211811
Publisher: self published by author.
8vo. Softcover. 175pp. slight watermark to end pages, otherwise very good. Australia's greatest pioneer Aviator also known as Parramatta's Flying Dentist. Billy Hart whipped the arse of America's Top Gun aviator in the world's first air race - from Sydney to Parramatta. A memorial was erected in Parramatta Park and proved to the world that an airman down under could fly and beat the world's best.
Price: $14.00

Electrical and Wireless Equipment of Aircraft
Wybrow, S. G.
Book Number: 31933
ISBN:
Publisher: Pitman1940
8vo. hardcover, light blue paper covered boards, black cloth spine. 181pp. b/w illus. very good, some foxing to cover, light foxing throughout.
Price: $18.00

Popeye Lucas. Queenstown
Lucas, F.J.
Book Number: 31104
ISBN:
Publisher: Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1969.
8vo. hardcover. 188pp. b/w plates. very good. / good d/w. Signed by author.
Price: $18.00

Balloon Tytler
Fergusson, James
Book Number: 28830
ISBN:
Publisher: London Faber and Faber 1972
8vo. hardcover. 160pp. index. b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

Hang Gliding Handbook: Fly Like a Bird
Siposs, George C.
Book Number: 27849
ISBN: 0830657762
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics 1975
8vo hardcover 210pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

World Aircraft World War 11-Part 11
Angelucci, Enzo
Book Number: 27311
ISBN: 0562000968
Publisher: Sampson Low, 1978
8vo hardcover 320pp index, b/w illus. very good, owner's name stamped on fep. / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

World Aircraft. World War 11-Part 1
Angelucci, Enzo
Book Number: 27310
ISBN: 056200095X
Publisher: Sampson Low, 1978
8vo hardcover 320pp index, colour illus. very good, owner's name stamped on fep. / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

Hang Gliding
Hunt, Martin.
Book Number: 27152
ISBN: 0668042788
Publisher: New York Arco 1977
4to hardcover 128pp colour & b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

Scotty Allan - Australia's Flying Scotsman
Allan, G. U. with Elizabeth Shearman
Book Number: 56600
ISBN: 0909759022
Publisher: Clarion 1992
4to. Hardcover in d/w. 192pp. Very good in same d/w. He flew on the first airmail flights from Sydney to Brisbane with Charles Kingsford-Smith and from Sydney to Melbourne with Pat Hall. Following the collapse of ANA in 1931, Allan acted as co-pilot to both Kingsford Smith and Ulm on various long distance flights. In 1933 he flew with Ulm and P.G. Taylor on the record-breaking flight from England to Australia in Faith in Australia. In October 1934 he joined QANTAS on the DH86 service between Brisbane and Singapore, this time flying DH86 aircraft.
Price: $18.00

Jungle Pilot: The Life and Witness of Nate Saint
Hitt, Russell T.
Book Number: 26394
ISBN:
Publisher: London Hodder & Stoughton 1960.
8vo. hardcover. 112pp. b/w illus. good. / good d/w.
Price: $15.00